Yellow Ribbon Center raises money for high school scholarships

More than $400,000 raised since 2006

Organizers from The Yellow Ribbon Support Center held a fundraiser to give 96 local high school students college scholarships.

Pictures of the soldiers for which the scholarships are named hung around the banquet room.

Scholarships will go to students who are graduating from the same high schools as the fallen soldiers.

“We want to ensure that the men and women who never walk off the plane are not truly forgotten. If their name is mentioned one more time a year, they won't be forgotten,” Keith Maupin said. His son, Matt, was captured in Iraq in 2004. His body was recovered in 2008.

Organizers said they hope the legacies of the soldiers help the young men and women get a college education.

The Yellow Ribbon Support Center has raised and awarded more than $400,000 in scholarships since 2006.

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